So, to some extent SITLA is betting on Uncompahgre. If the litigation goes a certain way, then those lands would be there to appropriate into whatever value SITLA feels those 100,000 acres have--possibly to develop gas and oil, who knows?
Grijalva questions the appropriateness of including Ute tribal lands in legislation amid ongoing litigation.
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Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed.
The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.
I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.
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